<p>My D contracted H1N1 when she was home between summer and fall semesters. It started with a bad cough and congestion, then the next day she got a fever – 102. I took her right in to the doctor, they did the nasal swab, and when it came back positive for influenza A, doc said 95% chance it was H1N1, especially since D had received the seasonal flu vaccine.</p>
<p>They took a chest X-ray because of the horrible cough, and found no sign of pneumonia, but started her on heavy antibiotics anyway, along with Tamiflu. She was still sick for about 5 days. I was just very glad that she got sick at home, because if she had been at school I know she wouldn’t have gone to the doctor as quickly.</p>